Sana Kawar
Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer
Chicago, IL, USAAward winning Graphic Designer and Art Director who manages the graphic arts operations within a marketing department as well as building strong relationships with vendors, staff and colleagues. Self-motivated collaborator with excellent creativity and imagination skills, as well as sharp attention to detail. Team leader who adapts well using the communication and technical skills to resolve problems to meet deadlines on complex projects.
Work Experience
Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
Art Director/Designer
• Complete design and layout of all publications, including newsletters, brochures, advertisements, pamphlets, visual displays, signage, and posters.
• Assure all designs and layouts are within the Graphic Standards and are completed in a quality manner.
• Reduced advertising/marketing budget by 30% over a single year by streamlining budgeting practices.
• Developed and maintained project archiving system.
• Negotiate competitive bids from printers and other vendors as needed.
• Complete customer interface, including the development of a needs analysis and graphic design concepts for those needs.
• Assisted with coordinating fundraisers for events such as, golf outing, dinner dance, holiday reception, etc., for groups of 100 to 1000 attendees.
• Assure that projects are produced within budgetary constraints.
• Coordinate and schedule photoshoots for projects and events.
• Responsible for the computer network maintenance or arranging for maintenance through an outside vendor.
• Maintain supplies and equipment within the Design area.
• Develop ideas to improve methods, quality and turn-around time.
• Provide input for annual Design budget.
• Interview, supervise, and direct freelance support.
• Assure all designs and layouts are within the Graphic Standards and are completed in a quality manner.
• Reduced advertising/marketing budget by 30% over a single year by streamlining budgeting practices.
• Developed and maintained project archiving system.
• Negotiate competitive bids from printers and other vendors as needed.
• Complete customer interface, including the development of a needs analysis and graphic design concepts for those needs.
• Assisted with coordinating fundraisers for events such as, golf outing, dinner dance, holiday reception, etc., for groups of 100 to 1000 attendees.
• Assure that projects are produced within budgetary constraints.
• Coordinate and schedule photoshoots for projects and events.
• Responsible for the computer network maintenance or arranging for maintenance through an outside vendor.
• Maintain supplies and equipment within the Design area.
• Develop ideas to improve methods, quality and turn-around time.
• Provide input for annual Design budget.
• Interview, supervise, and direct freelance support.
October 2000
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Illinois, United States
Education
Saint Xavier University
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
August 1996
- May 1998
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Moraine Valley Community College
Associates in Liberal Arts
1993
- 1995
Palos Hills, Illinois, United States
Languages
Arabic (Conversational),
Awards
Graphic Design USA
American Inhouse Design Award
2005
Graphic Design USA
Graphic Design Award
2015
Skills
Adobe Ilustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Mac Platform,
Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Word,
Quark Xpress,
IBM Platform,
Web Knowledge,